Milani Baked Blushes | Best shades for Dark Skin

I have never really been a blush sort of gal. I remember buying one MAC Blush in ‘Raizen’, which is like the black girl’s staple blush and using it for almost 3 years. No word of a lie. I think I ended up losing after all that time.

I saw alot of reviews regarding Milani product especially their Baked Blushes, but I was unsure where to get Milani products in the UK. Thankfully, Milani now have a UK website (www.milanimakeup.co.uk), and deliver from the UK to the UK which is so handy, as there is no possible custom charges.

I bought one blush at first to test it out now it is my go-to blush.

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THOUGHTS

The Milani blushes are affordable at £7.49 and you can get them on Milani’s website or on Amazon. Although they are affordable, they are highly pigmented. I lay emphasis on the ‘highly’. There have been times when I underestimated the pigmentation and ended up looking like Temi the scary clown! Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Some of the blushes come with a shimmer, others are matte.

I picked up four colours, which I thought would suit my dark skin tone. To be honest, it was a guessing game because there are no swatches on the website.

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CORALLINA BAKED POWDER BLUSH

(Shimmering Vivid Coral)

I love this colour, especially because it has a shimmer. It suits my skin tone perfectly.

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BERRY AMORE BAKED POWDER BLUSH

(Berry Rose with Gold Shimmer)

I am not sure about this colour. From the description, I thought it was going to be a deeper colour. I prefer bolder colours on my cheeks to give me that flush of colour. However, if you prefer a barely there/nude blush, that gives subtle colour with the shimmer, then you would love this.

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RED VINO BAKED POWDER BLUSH

(Berry Red with Gold Shimmer)

This colour is fab! It works so well on my dark skin tone, and gives me a deep red flush of colour on my cheeks. Like I said before, these blushes are highly pigmented so apply lightly.

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LADY ROUGE POWDER BLUSH (MATTE)

(Hot Red – I would describe it more of a ‘Hot Pink’)

This is a matte blush and although I love shimmery blushes, I really like the colour this blush gives. The Milani website describes it as a ‘Hot Red’ but I would say that it is a Hot Pink.